Dear Lee;
I think It's you that have been "mislead" into the importance of it all. I believe, you belive it.
You see; any "out of phase" would be corrected in the initial timing adjustment. The rest would be 'phased in' during a Dyno tune prior to puting the car on the track.
Otherwise It's meaningless.
Example: I once went on a service call where the engine was "running funny". Upon inspection I discovered the rotor had hit the cap & knocked it "out of phase" to the point where the tip was between electrodes. It was running because electricity travels at 'light speed' and there was less resistance there, than in the next cyl. in the firing order.
I hopes this helps.
John M.....
